Property Record
1442 UNDERWOOD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Wauwatosa Post Office |
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Other Name: | MGI Communications Inc. |
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Reference Number: | 78036 |
Location (Address): | 1442 UNDERWOOD AVE |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Wauwatosa |
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Year Built: | 1933 |
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Survey Date: | 19952016 |
Historic Use: | post office |
Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
Structural System: | Brick |
Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | The United States Post Office occupied the extant Halstead Building from the 1850s to 1902, when a dedicated space was added to the extant Jacobus Saloon building. In 1927, the local Wauwatosa post office merged with the Milwaukee post office. James Lefeber constructed a new Art Deco style post office building in 1933. The post office remained at this location until 1970. The Wauwatosa Post Office is presently located at 1655 North Mayfair Road; however, this building was not included in the survey. |
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Bibliographic References: | Wauwatosa Village District: A Home for Commerce, Government, and Leisure; Intensive Survey. Mead and Hunt, 1998. Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |